The Collaborative International Dictionary
Tailblock
Tailblock \Tail"block`\, n. (Naut.) A block with a tail. See Tail, 9.
Wiktionary
tailblock
n. (context nautical English) A block with a tail.
Usage examples of "tailblock".
Christian himself then went aloft, sent the topman down into the top for a tailblock, made a whip with the studding-sail halliards, and lowered Tinkler to the deck.